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O. Reg. 122/98

O.REG. 122/98

FILED MARCH 26, 1998

REGULATION TO AMEND

ONTARIO REGULATION 403/97

MADE UNDER THE BUILDING CODE ACT, 1992

Note: Ontario Regulation 403/97 has been amended by Ontario Regulations 22/98 and 102/98.

1. (1) Sentence 7.3.5.6. (1) of Ontario Regulation 403/97 is amended by striking out a sewage system subject to Part VIII of the Environmental Protection Acti n the second and third lines and substituting a private sewage disposal system”.

(2) Clauses 7.3.5.6.(3) (a) and (b) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

(a) a private sewage disposal system, or
(b) a source of pollution other than a private sewage disposal system.

2. (1) Sentence 8.2.1.3.(2) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(2) For all other occupancies, the total daily design sanitary sewage flow shall be at least the value in column 2 as determined from Table 8.2.1.3.B.

(2) Sentence 8.2.1.3. (4) of the Regulation is amended by striking out ”6" in the second line and substituting “3".

3. Table 8.2.1.3.A of the Regulation is amended by striking out rows 5 and 6 and substituting the following:

Dwellings

a) 1 bedroom dwelling

b) 2 bedroom dwelling

c) 3 bedroom dwelling

d) 4 bedroom dwelling

e) 5 bedroom dwelling

f) Additional flow for2

i) each bedroom over 5

ii) each 10m2(or part thereof) over 200m2or

iii) each fixture unit over 20 fixture units

750

1100

1600

2000

2500

 

500

100

50

4. Table 8.2.1.3. B of the Regulation is amended by striking out Column 2 and renumbering Column 3 as Column 2.

5. Note 2 of Table 8.2.1.3. B of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

2. Reserved.

6. Sentence 8.2.2.3.(1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(1) The minimum working capacity of a septic tank shall be the greater of 3, 600 L and,

(a) in residential occupancies, twice the daily design sanitary sewage flow, or

(b) in non-residential occupancies, three times the daily design sanitary sewage flow.

This document is prepared for purposes of convenience only, and for accurate reference recourse should be had to the Official Volumes.

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